Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 348, 26 December 1918 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 1918.

GREATER QUANTITY OF SUPPLIES TO GO TO BELGIUM " 1 111 111 . . Hoover Reports Survey of Relief Needs 180,000 ' Tons of Supplies Month. WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. Physical damage wrought in Belgium by the German armies Is described In a cablegram received by the food administration from Herbert Hoover, who, with William B. Poland. European director of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, has Just completed a survey or conditions In this liberated country. On the basis of Mr. Hoover's report, the food administration announced today that hereafter 180,000 tons of supplies, including clothing, would be shipped to Belgium each month. As this program will require 160,000 deadweight tons of shipping. In addition to the 340,000 tons now on charter to the relief commission, application for additional tonnage has been made to the whipping board. , , The cost of the entire relief profram will be borne by the Belgian and French governments from loans made by the American government. France's part of the expense will be for supplying the people of northern France as well as several hundred thousand refugees who were forced from that section into Belgium during the retreat of the German forces. Twenty-Mile Path, i Mr. Hoover's report on his survey of Belgium say 8: ."Together with Mr. Poland, European director of the commission for relief In Belgium. I have now completed a survey of the entire Belgium situation as disclosed by the evacuation. The work of the American relief officials In Europe during the last month has been beyond all praise, because they have folowed up the retreating army with distributions, by one means or another, and there has been no break in the food supply at any point "Prior to the armistice the German army had completely destroyed a zone . of railroads and canals some twenty miles wide, extending entirely across Belgium. After the armistice there . was comparaUvely little destruction of transportation to the rear of this zone, and with the rapid rehabilitation of transportation facilities across this zone of destruction the problem of distribution of food and of reconstruction can be undertaken with much less difficulty than at present. . "The Germans in their final retreat removed but little of the relief supplies."

WITH THOSE IN ARMY AND NAVY

This column, containing news of Richmond and Wayne county soldiers and sailors, will appear dally in the Palladium. Contributions will be welcomed.

Jhe Better Part of Valor is the heading on a slip of German propaganda thrown Into the Allied lines from a German airplane several weeks before the signing of the armistice. Charles W. Baker of Co. E. 2nd Engineers, has sent the following piece of "coward" stuff which he picked up on the American front, in a letter to Joseph Baker of 27 North Nineteenth street: "Are you a brave man or a coward? "It takps a brave man to stand up for his principles. Cowards stand behind leaders and die. Imagining that by so doing they become heroes. "The motive 'of an act is its measure If you think the war Is hell and that you as a citizen of the United States of America have no business to be fighting in France for England you are a coward to stay with it. If you had the courage to face criticism vou would get out and over the top In no time to a place where there is likelihood that you may see home g"WHAT BUSINESS IS THIS WAR IN EUROPE to YOU anyhow?. You don't want to annex anything, do you? You don't, want to give up your life for the abstract thing, humanity. "If you believe in humanity and that, life is precious, save your own life and dedicate it to the service of your own country and the woman who deserves it of you. "Lots of you fellows are staying with it because you are too cowardly to protest, to assert your own wills, your wills are the best Judges of what u hest for you to do. Hon t ask anyone's opinion as to what you had better do. Do it and save your life! Germany never did any harm to you; all the newspaper tales of wrongs fvere printed to inflame you to the fighting Pitch, they were lies, you know - you can't believe what you see !"$ yoPu suy in the outfit ten chances o one ill you will get out of it will L a tombstone in France. I wkeehaPvedbeen under shell fire for nearly two months, and have seen -..( Bights I have seen some ES! a LX ihat I shan't forget, gieai . -t once one

I saw 4Z pianes m " --- - day Some bunch! Was right back ol the lines the first of September in 'Vhe SS2tdqSui over here is how soon is Uncle Sam going to send us home?" George Noble Welsh of Surgical" U. Base Hospital No. 13. at Limognes. France6 writes in a letter toM. parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. N. weisn, or South Fourteenth street. -The only thing that was lacaing withSrThhilnfff2t Our head nurse busied herseir as us uVl and had the ward decorated and nd erything made pleasant for all trai on the electric light and green X evmwhere. Everyone worked to make things as home we as pos

sible.' We had doughnuts and coffee for supper as dinner was a couple of hours late and In the evening there was a regular time, singing songs, etc., but the regular feed was at dinner. Had turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed spuds, turnips, carrots, celery, apples bananas, pie, all kinds of grapes, nuts, cigars, coffee, and plenty of everything for everybody. One fellow said everything from soup to doughnuts which was right "Have been promoted from day orderly to male nurse, ' or he nurse, as they call It over here. "Do not know when to expect to get home, but the future sure looks better than prior to November 11." Joseph Cummlngs, son of Mrs. Mary Cummings, of Winchester, is reported killed in action in France. He was born in Canada, and enlisted in the Canadian infantry eighteen months ago. "Am in a work camp now, but am finding it more pleasant than some of the others not so named," writes Private Ray R. Wltherby, of Batery D, 7th Trench Mortar Battalion, in France. "Some people like it in France, but give me the good old U. S. A. "French money is about as much trouble as It is worth. You can have a pocket full, and think you are rich, but upon counting it you find that you are nearer broke than anything else." Wayne O. Beeson has returned to camp following a furlough with his mother at 300 West Main street. Sergeant Everett Ray recently returned from overseas, has received his honorable discharge from Camp Sherman. He has been with an aero squadron. Edward Kehlenbrink of the U..S. Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va., is here on a Christmas furlough. Private Oscar Kehlenbrink writes from France that he is In a hospital having been taken sick on the morning of November 11. "The regiment I was in is now on its way to Germany so you see I am quite a ways. from the Battery. By the time this letter reaches you I may be back in the United States, then again I may be back with my regiment, it's hard to tell. "I guess everyone In the States is glad that the war is over. Who would not be? I was in all the Allied drives with the exception of Chateau Thierry. I was at 8oissons, at St Mihlel, In the Champagne, in the Argonne (at Verdun), and besides that we were in the reserve in the Lorraine sector for two weeks in August."

Sergeant Daniel V. Boswell has received his honorable discharge from Camp Funston, and has arrived at bis home, 204 North Fifth street.

Corporal Raymond Pilgrim has written to his parents from Budler, Luxenburg saying: "After weeks at the front and quite a Htle excitement at Verdun we are now on our way to the Rhine. Our brigade has been picked as one of the outfits to go into Germany for a while. "We are having a good experience and get a royal welcome wherever we go. We are now in Luxenburg." Verlin C. Ratliff orderly of the headquarters of the 38th Division formerly stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss., has been assigned as clerk in demobilization records office in Bourges, France. He writes that he may be stationed there until next June. His work is concerned with keeping as a matter of record soldiers names and assignments. Ratliff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ratliff of near Richmond.

XMAS PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN

The Sunday school and choir of the St Pauls Lutheran church gave the following program Christmas night: Organ prelude. "Calm on the Listening Ear of Night" Harker. Quintette with violin and 'cello obligato- Violin, Clifford Piehl; 'Cello, Henry Beck. Hymn Invocation Prayer. "Holy Night" Wood. Choir with soprano obligato by Miss Marie Thorman. Greeting Wilfred Nungesser. (a) Christmas Story. Luke 2: 8-14; (b) Song, "Glory to God "; (c) "Long Ago the Angels." Junior Department. Recitation: "Joy." Helen Thomas, Hubert Dilimari, William Romberg, Paul Runge, Evelyn Sweet. 1 Recitation "We Love to Tell the Story." John Smith, Frederick Nieman, Clarence McKinley, Ralph Oesting. . Songs by beginners and primary department, (a "A Gift from Heaven." (b) "Christmean." Recitation: "The Christmas Story." Leora Jobanning, Anna Oesting, Elizabeth Kreimeier, Florence Dlngley. Martha Titus. Recitation: "The Old, Old Story." Elizabeth Schneider, Maybelle Cathcart. Vera Romberg, Elsie Stoddard, Edna Dunham, Louise Nieman. Song: , "While Stars of . Christmas Shine.", Louise McPherson. Heln Smith, Margaret Wagner, Helen Heitbiinit, MiiuifcU tieiicu:. r ! Recitation, "Christmas Candles." Gladys Kettlefoender, Miriam Wiechman, Alice Oesting, Martha Johanning Violet Schutte, Louise Dietrich. Song,- "Follow , the Star," Charlotte Dingley, Margaret Nungesser, Hattle" Nungesser, Dorothea Hasemeier, Ruth Hasemeier, Marie Heckman, Josephine Bartel, Ellen Wagner, Margaret Farwig, Rhea Johanning. Recitation, "Come, Kneel by the Manger," John Jones, Ralph Smith, Kenton Klram. 8ong, "We Praise the Christmas King," Junior department. "O Holy Night," (Adams), double

quartet with soprano obligato by Mrs Kienker.' Remarks, Dr. Rohlfing Offering for board of education Hymn. Benediction and doxology.

Pictorial News Service Initiated at Y. M. C. A.

The Y. M. C. A. is initiating a series of pictorial news service pictures which will be posted three times a week in the lobby. The pictures will be up to the minute and will depict various interesting happenings in the world at large, especially scenes among the soldiers and Bailors and at the peace conference. The pictures are from Underwood and Underwood, and are sent out by the Associated News Service.

Dance Tonight for Men of Ambulance Train

The Commercial Club and the War Mothers will give a dance at the Commercial Club at 8 o'clock tonight for the men of the 237th Ambulance train which is stopping over in the city. Chaperoned girls are invited.

A postolic Mission Starts Series of Meetings The Apostolic Holiness Mission will commence a series of meetings Sunday evening, December 29, at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Ernest Wiggans is evangelist.

ROOSEVELT LEAVES HOSPITAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26." Col. Roosevelt celebrated Christmas by" leaving Roosevelt hospital, where he has been a patient for two months.

SERVICE MEN SHOW , JOY TO BE HOME

"Hello, oh hoy, - Uui the old town looks good," has been heard in about fifty-seven tones and modulations at the Y. M. C. A. desk during the last few days. All the service men in town near a half a hundred of them have been registered there on the book for soldiers, sailors and marines, and expressing the Bentiment "Glad to be back? Well, you bet and then some!" "The town looks good enough to eat, and say! speaking of eating, that turkey we had yesterday didn't show any signs of embarrassment when I got through," said a husky rookie Thursday morning. Mustered out; five day furlough, ten days' leave, home to stay, are the inscriptions that appear on the registra

tion book. The camp at which each man has been stationed la also listed, and several men have written that they have been overseas. . The following names appeared on

the register up to Thursday noon: Lt O. P. Otten, R. D. Phillips,. R. M. Parker, E. A. Kofskl, E. W.' Meranda, W. K. BllBbury, R. J. Roland, W. P. Vogelsong, S. W. Simmons, Clarence Chamness, Joseph D. Leonard, Byron K. Kuth, Bradford Meyers, Robert Brumley, J. L. Livingston, B. F. Harris,, Jr., Paul S. Hayward, Vernon Hughbank, Earl Miller, Lt. Charles E. Fort, Floyd E. Schlauch, Nell M. Ouderluys. J. L. Fitzgerald, R. R. Manning, S. F. Rohlfing, Lt H. B. Warner, D. B. Mutchner. C. H. Williams. Capt. A. L. Bramkamp, Ross C. Lyons. Russell B. McMahon, Edmund A. Sudhoff, Chas. N. Goodlln, M. J. VonPeln. Jr., Lt 'C. F. Umpleby, Sgt J. L. Dill, L. M. Turney, R. A. Williams, qt m., O. Nelson Slnlx, M. C. Sneively, N. B. Deem, G. M. Kreigbaum, O. M. Kendall.

Yanks Going Home for Christmas llahe Drive ; Against Pie Coaster There were several coachloads of them boy a in uniform going home for Chriatmas. When they stopped at the Richmond station for a fifteen minutes wait, two of them, a soldier and a , sailor, slipped away to a nearby restaurant and came triumphantly back, each proudly bearing a steaming pie. The whiff of the pie spread like magic up and down the coach, and before the restaurant manager could throw up his hands and call "kamerad," they were descending upon him. In a constant stream, soldiers and sailors and marlnes, they bore down with an' incessant demand for pie. When the train pulled out there were many downcast faces, for the supply of pie had been unable to hold out before the determined offensive of the Yankees.

BRIEFS

Lost Brown pocketbook, Tuesday, containing bills and change. Phone 2865.

A Suggestion lor Your Xmas Money

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Ladies' Dark Brown Kid Lace Boot, with fab-

ric top, welt soles and leath$8.50 value

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Your Christmas Money Invested in Good Furniture will give you a life-time remembrance and add to your home comforts.

The Most Enduring of Gifts

as well as the most beautiful. You can well imagine what it will mean to bring such a wonderful set of furniture into the home. All the charm of the Queen Anne period is carried out in these three pieces, and all are finished in rich mahogany. The backs and wings are of highest quality cane. Comes complete with pillows and bolster as illustrated.

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Investment in one of these will pay well

Hoosier Kitchen CABINET

Real Cedar CHEST.

Macey Sectional BOOKCASE

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Special Savings in all departments during this Four-Day

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In order to make the last four days in 1918 exceptionally busy days during this happy Holiday season, we have gone over the store carefully and re-marked hundreds of articles. Only a visit can convince you of the remarkable savings in all departments.

Special Prices

Blankets

With winter upon us for sure this time, a sale of Blankets could not come at a more opportune time. - 10 Per Cent Off on All Blankets Every Blanket in stock selling from $3.00 to $7.50 bears this reduction. Including plain cotton blankets, also the Nashua Woolnap Blankets in solid colors and plaids. 1

Children's Bath Robes Another opportune sale of Blankets for little tots. Specially priced at one-fourth off. Children's Winter Coats Every Child's Coat in stock, sizes 4 to 16, priced at one-fourth Off.

Sale of Leather Purses One lot of Ladies Genuine Leather Hand Bags, worth to $1.75, priced for "A this event at pXUU One lot Ladies' Back-strap Purses J" A A values to 1.50, genuine leather pAUU

Another lot of Ladies' Genuine Leather HandBags, worth to $1.50, now 89c

Men's 50c and 75c Ties Go at 35c

All 50c and 75c Ties closed out at, All 35c Boxed Ties go at

.35c .25c

Sale of Handkerchiefs

25c

All Ladies' Boxed Handkerchiefs. Three white

Handkerchiefs neatly embroidered in

colors, In each box; 35c values at..

One lot of Ladies' White Handkerchiefs. Some with embroidered corners and some with r Picot edges; regular 8c values, now each DC Ladies' 12c and 15c Handkerchiefs, some

plain, hemstitched, some colored embroidered

corners; some with picot edges only, each

10c

SALE OF FURS

Substantial Discount fn all Fur Scarfs, Fur Muffs and Sets. Former priced marked in plain figures. Every piece of fur in the store bears a special price for this event. One special lot of cheaper Scarfs priced at 50 percent Discount.

Winter Millinery at Reduced Prices

Lot of Ladies' Trimmed Hats, re-grouped and specially priced. Hats that sold up to $5, only. .$1.00 Another group that sold up to $7.50, only. . . .$2.50

Fifteen Hats in the group that sold up to $10.00; specially priced at $4.75 Reduction of 33 1-3 percent and more on all $10.00, $11.00, $12.50, $13.75, $15.00 Hats.

SALE OF COATS Every coat in stock reduced for the occasion. Special lots of coats at $12.50, $18.75, $25.00, $33.75. Only a visit to the Ready-to-Wear Department can reveal the exceptional values. Former price of each garment marked on the original ticket, reduced price on separate yellow ticket. ,

SALE OF SERGE DRESSES Right in the beginning of real winter weather we offer special price attractions in Serge Dresses, sizes 16 to 44. Discounts average from 20 to 25 percent in spite of the high price of all wool serge.

Other Specials All Boudoir Caps go at. . 1-4 OFF All Writing Paper to go at . 1-4 OFF 59c and 69c Lace Trimmed Table Scarfs only .... 45c Lot of $1 ,00 Waists, splendid styles, all sizes, only. . .'. 79c

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